I recently discussed those stops with a retired leo. He said that my Republican bumper stickers and anti enviral stickers on a big SUV probably ticked these 3 nags off.
So they came up with a bs reason to pull me over. If I had been hostile/beligerant or had a beer or two in me, I might have ended up with a full search of the vehicle and me. In one case my wife was with me, and she handed her license to the chippie and demanded to know why we were stopped when others were passing and breaking the speed limit. After our licenses were checked, I was told to watch how I was driving.
I was polite, and my driver’s license was as noted clean for decades. Our insurance card also noted that we have the lowest rate possible due to our driving records.
We took the bumper stickers off that evening and no more stops.
I was polite, and my driver’s license was as noted clean for decades.
bfl